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1978 South Lebanon conflict
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<p>The 1978 South Lebanon conflict, also known as the First Israeli invasion of Lebanon and codenamed Operation Litani by <a href="/facts/Israel/dEe3IcaY">Israel</a>, began when Israel invaded <a href="/facts/Southern_Lebanon/Fsvkn9l4">southern Lebanon</a> up to the <a href="/facts/Litani_River/dtzb8yf6">Litani River</a> in March 1978. It was in response to the <a href="/facts/Coastal_Road_massacre/g9cEMs8P">Coastal Road massacre</a> near <a href="/facts/Tel_Aviv/cQ8X3WVd">Tel Aviv</a> by <a href="/facts/Palestinian_political_violence/JWGCJ3jQ">Palestinian militants</a> based in Lebanon. The conflict resulted in the deaths of 1,100–2,000 <a href="/facts/Lebanese_people/rXN9UU6o">Lebanese</a> and <a href="/facts/Palestinians_in_Lebanon/ct033lFX">Palestinians</a>, 20 <a href="/facts/Israelis/Xx9g0vP1">Israelis</a>, and the internal displacement of 100,000 to 250,000 people in Lebanon. The <a href="/facts/Israel_Defense_Forces/9hPaqcAM">Israel Defense Forces</a> gained a military victory against the <a href="/facts/Palestine_Liberation_Organization/9Kk16qMp">Palestine Liberation Organization</a> (PLO) as the latter was forced to withdraw from southern Lebanon, preventing it from launching attacks on Israel from across <a href="/facts/Blue_Line_(Lebanon)/hfGUYr6M">its land border with Lebanon</a>. In response to the outbreak of hostilities, the <a href="/facts/United_Nations_Security_Council/ytwaz2e4">United Nations Security Council</a> adopted <a href="/facts/United_Nations_Security_Council_Resolution_425/pzhfrSJY">Resolution 425</a> and <a href="/facts/United_Nations_Security_Council_Resolution_426/9qxSh6IE">Resolution 426</a> on 19 March 1978, which called on Israel to immediately withdraw its troops from Lebanon and established the <a href="/facts/United_Nations_Interim_Force_in_Lebanon/nAMXeY2b">United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon</a> (UNIFIL). </p><p>Israel launched a <a href="/facts/1982_Lebanon_War/72BQ3nuC">second invasion of Lebanon</a> in 1982. </p>